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Remembering Sunil Gangopadhyay with Bhashanagar On the soft twilight

Bhashanagar magazine celebrated the 91st birth anniversary of poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay at the Bangla Academy Sabhaghar, Kolkata. The evening was touched by reverence and memory, where words, music, and voices came together in homage. Among the honoured guests were Swati Gangopadhyay, Sunil’s lifelong companion; veteran

Literature | Poetry | The Parents of Fire

Gausur Rahman is celebrated as a poet, essayist-researcher, fiction writer, and columnist. His diverse writing career began in the early 1980s. While in the ninth grade, Gausur Rahman’s poem was first published in a Dhaka based newspaper. He was born on October 8, 1965. His ancestral home is in the Chhotogara locality of Netrokona city.

Bangladesh: History of Tanchangyas Minority

Anthropological study of the arrival of the small ethnic group Tanchangyas in Bangladesh A review of history shows that Dainaks or Tanchangyas came to Bangladesh unable to bear torture and oppression. It is said that the Arakanese used to persecute the Tanchangyas. The Tanchangyas have crossed a long path of history with the identity

Language under Siege: The Battle for India’s Cultural Mosaic

Imposing Hindi appears to be a deliberate effort to undermine India’s rich linguistic diversity Manipulating language is akin to playing with fire. I sincerely hope that the Union government will act with the utmost prudence and justice In 1985, a Hindu Brahmin in Tamil Nadu converted to Christianity—a change that was

Let’s Walk Together – Poetry from Bangladesh

The world grows dim and dimmer with feeble eyes. Youth turns into a broken wheelchair; Let’s walk through the desert together, you and me. Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She